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      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-30: Speaker's decision No. 145/2026 Coll. and Act 180/2014 §§20, 33, 134, 149-161, 195a-195d (static.slov-lex.sk); volby.statistics.sk and volbysr.sk (2022 regional and municipal results pages, current index); ZMOS notice of 11 Oct 2022; seats: 56 councillors in 24 districts, approved by the BSK council on 12 Jun 2026 (BSK news item; resolution number not seen).",
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            "citation": "Called by the Speaker's decision No. 145/2026 Coll. of 23 Jun 2026 for Saturday 24 Oct 2026, the same day as the municipal elections. Act 180/2014 §195a(1): \"Voľby do orgánov samosprávy obcí a voľby do orgánov samosprávnych krajov sa konajú v rovnaký deň a v rovnakom čase od siedmej do dvadsiatej hodiny\" (07:00-20:00; the general 22:00 close in §20(3) does not apply). 20:00 CEST = 18:00 UTC; summer time ends at 03:00 on Sunday 25 Oct, so Sunday times are CET (UTC+1). In the combined count the regional ballots are counted first (§195a(2), §195c(1)); precinct commissions send their records electronically to the district commissions (§153(2)), and the State Commission may publish running results on the Statistical Office website (§33(2)). 2022 precedent: the Statistical Office announced running results from Saturday 29 Oct after the polls closed, until Sunday 30 Oct, and definitive results on Sunday after the State Commission approved them (ZMOS notice, 11 Oct 2022); the definitive pages are stamped 30 Oct 2022 11:50. The window closes at 11:00 CET on Sunday 25 Oct 2026. Running count for the council (the candidates with the most votes in each district are elected, §157(1)), not the official result. Seats: 56 councillors in 24 districts, approved by the BSK council on 12 Jun 2026 (BSK news item; resolution number not seen).",
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